Buckle.



Y1,087,012. v Patented' Feb. 1o, 1914, l

- ment of the rope or `other connection 3 "To all 'z chfoju'it may concern: 'i Be it known that-I, JOHN JOHN HEBERLING; OF ROCHESTER, NEW

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` 'Roch ester,' in the county of Monroe land Stateof New York, have'iinvented certain new vandfuseful Improvements 'in Buckles;` and I do hereby declare the lfollowing to' be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had` to the accompanymgdrawmgs, forming part of this' speci-l iication, and to the reference numerals marked thereon."v

' The vpresent inventionrelates to buckles designed for securing a rope' or other similar f article into the l11sy 'v horse, 'the horns ofcattle, a tree, a post, .or

l form of an" adjustable loop which may be passed about Athe neck of a in fact about-anything which it is desired to secure or which is to be employed for holding or supporting another o bject, and .20 (it has for its object to" provide a simple con# struction which is durable in use `and inexpensive to' manufacture. Tothese and other ends the lnvention consists incertain im-provementsvand 'combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the' novel features .being pointedV out lin specification.t

In the drawings:

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view Lof the buckle with'1 portions of 'the rope; Fig?) showsthe-'buckle adjusted to receive the rope formfaloo'p Fig. 4 is a section on Athe line d'fofjFig 2, and

. Figa' isasection on the linebblof Fig; 2.

In'the embodiment ofthe inve'n i illustrated there is employed a frame .or

Vingan eye one end of lor otherwise secured therein.' y

.The slot 2 is adapted.v to .lil-ave' an intery plate l1 having a slot 2 therein ,and means ati one'end of the slot permitting the' attach'-lv thereto; saidmeans in this instance embody-v 4 on "the frame throughlwhich the rope 3 is vpassedfandI spliced mediate portion 5 ofthe ropepr. connection v lo'oped therethrough and in .order to pre,- 1 vent the Withdrawal of this loop and at the ie to bridge the slot at .the rope slipping,

same time secure a binding action to prevent taining ably a cross piece 6 having amo'vement plane parallel Withztleplanexot n 1. Uilm?" thevclaims at the end of the.,

Figure .is a vieiv of the buckle iviththerope attached thereto .and formed into afloop;

tion herein there-is employed a ref-1. device or tongueI comprising' p referg,

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artcnted senainoijsoqefie. af 1*' the cross piece in the manner shown in Fig. 4:. Preferably the movement ofthe cross piece 1s effected by turning the latter about an axis perpendicular to fthe' plane of the frame 1 lto'this end the frame 1 is provided Wirth mits the rop'e to serve as'a pivotfor the secure said retaining member in coperative relation With-the frame'l.

retainingV member and at the, same time to permit the latter to lie. substantially Within vided With-a seat l() onits uppers'urface, and the `should-ersll formdat the ends of this seat'. together With the Wallof the guide the, strain onthe ross piece` from the rope.

of the cross piecevvill not take place during -the use of the device, the' cross piece-has' a recess 12 to receive the .rope and this recess. forms' a shoulder 13 near the free end of the hol-d ,tlie retaining member. against move:A

retaining'device'and the' frame 1" may also be providedy to prevent .accidental ,displace ment of the saidretaining member. In this instance there is employed a locking device. comprising a curved. projection lew'onthe under surfaceof thecross piece 6 adapted to ,pass over the franie"'and to enter" the vslot 2 latter. A locking means -is also. prolvidedby to eoperatew'ith loppositefsides ofthe retaining device.-

1In the use .offthedevice` the. rope'B -is placed about an object. and the` loop vvis passedfth tainngdevice: is 1n' the positionshown 1n armsgof thefhloop andtensonfis; appliedyto produ ,bindingl loop;A

theretaming device,

so that the rope may lie upony opposite sides of "i acurved guide? concentric to the eye 4- andl consistmg; 'inthe 'presenti instance,. of a vgroove surroimding the .upper-innersurface ofthe eye. On `this guide may tur-nan eye 8 wyh'ich is: connected at one end ofthe cross piece by an arm 9.l This arrangement peri' the lines of the frame 1,. the frame is prov cross'piece tocoperate with the rope and.

.ligil 3,;the latter 4is' thea swung between the.`

retainingmember and fat the same time. to

` Inorderto facilitate'themovement of the f. .i

7, which forms al boulder, serve ltoremove To the end' that laccidental, displacement ment'. Interlocking connection, between the theshouldersl at the ends ofthe guide 7 l 9.5 to coperatewith the opposite Walls of the 'und' en attaching por-tin through 'which the round conn'ec'torf 'secured to, the att-aching the rope looselypessesfpermittingt-he rotai tion of' the tongue about' the` rope itself-as :ai vivot tobri-ng itillfe other end. offt-hetngueff into and Out of coperationmithone side cf the' loop for the 44'purposc'es set forth.

2. In e device -'of theclnssde'sdrbed, the i co1nbinaiion vwith. ,buckle'frnrne having in attachingy portion-v for a; ilexible connector.

tonguefseparte troni-'the freine lend mevr able'rela'tivelythereto,said tongue having ai portion' adapted to spain 'the v buckle openingA -eflexibletconnector. may bepssedto 'const itute '-the's'ole means for'fholdi'ng--the frame fand"togue=-together.

Injfa 'device of ythe- .clnss"described,fthe combination vyith 'e buckle framehaving' an attchiing portion' and: also having in buckle;

opening; therein, of@ flex-bleconnector sef Acuied'to the attaching polltion of the freine* y'vided with an'attuching portion nt theenter of its- -pivotal movement 4byl ineens 4.of

`and n' tongue separate romthc f rnie havf 'ing faz-portion' adapted. to span the buckle' opening endian attichlng' eye through 4which.'

the'connecto'r is lpassed .to constitute -the sole means' for holding thfeflfrme' :ind tongue 11og'e'tlier, the'lt'ter'being' vmovable on the coni.4

met@ info v@mitoutofoperaltiverelationship colnbnnitlon4 with frame having a slot 4i- In afdevicefoff the cIaSsdeSGribed, the combination vvith a 'buckle 'freine heving 'an at't-:iching ,portion lfor gat flexible. connector' .andIhaVin'g 'a 'buckle 4'ope'n'ing'- therein, of tongue separate from 'the :freine ,having a pbrtion ada-p't'ed'ftospan the bucklegopening' and movable end wise across' 'the latter, said tonguebeing "providedwithy :mattaching portion through lWhich-theiexibl'e connector may be passed axially ofthe said movement.' .o f 'the tongue to provide n. Divot for the latter., 5. In ndevice of'the class described, the combination. Wi'thfa'bn'ckle frame having an ettaching portion' und havingn buckle open-z ingftherein, 'anche y.iexiblc substantially' .of :the buckle .'fr me and prising a cross portiomofe tongu'sep'arete .from the frame embodying :iy hook *'rru'nged klintwise ,againstthe latter,-saidhoolrhnving an :it-

tuching eyefthrou'gh whichfthe exiblc conwise across the opening; in the-'fraine on combination with `n'buckle-frame having a buckle v'opening therein and ,':tn 'at-tachingeye, of a Vtongue separate 'from 'provided with the. frame einbodying'-l a hook arranged Hab 'wise' against't-he latter, 'said 'hook having an {'ettaching eye in' alinenieut. withf the eye`0f the buckle Aframeto turn about :1 member passed through yboth eyes :is an exis and be- '1ng Aprovidedwith n free end portion movable endwis'e across the opening-in the frame' by-gvlrtue of such turning movement.

7.- Illa device of the class described, the

combinationxvith .n buckle frame having a long nndga' vshort loop, of a tongueseparate ffrorn th'e freine comprising a hook shared v'member varrpmped'i'ntwise ngai'nsbthe at- ',tei, 's aidhook having an attaching eye' in nlinem'ent'with the shortloop ofthe buckle `framefand 'nflfree outer end movable endwise 'ziboutfthe eye as .n n :axis-transversely. across thelo'ng-lo'op-thercofvto span thesame and a fiexible conectorsecured to 'theshort loop need through .the ey-e, ofthe tongue or' hoo L z v .8'. I ny a device-of the class described, the

zcombiniltionxwith a` buckle-frame having a.

buckle opening therein andv provided with' an.at'techingport-ion, of a tongue separate l from thej frame embodying a. 'bnr pivotally moxf'eble-endwise across the openingin the freine inf a. 'plnnepurallel with the latter' to spani'said opening, said tongue being proftaching portions and .serving as anivot for v,the tonguet f 9. In -a c 1evice of the clessdescribed, the

'nndjan eye nt one end-of-'the'slot vadapted" tc receive' a rope, of` a.- retnlning; device Acornprisingla cross piece adaped to bridge the slot and aneye guided-.to-turn about anaxis coincident with the center of the 'eye' olf. the frame.

10.111 n device of the clnssxdescribcdjhe conbinntion with 'n frame' providcdwvith n with ai curved guide ctmcci'itric with the center of thc-eye, of :i retaining dcvlce-comand adapted' yto bridcc the slot :md nncye inovuble'on .the guide. of the frame.v

1 1,- In'a vdcvicf'i of the 4clnss described, the colnbmton with nfl-:unc havlng n slot.

picco suppcrtcdnt one cnd .ithe'reiin un eye at One c'nd ofthe slot und n 1.2.5

l ter find the center of the c vc of the frame,

fend a-cioss piece supported at one end 'and adapted to ni'idge the'slot.

122111 a device-of theclass described, the combination with aframe provided with,

a slot, with an eye at, one 4end of tthe'slot, l'

and with a 'seat having a portion concentrio with the center of the eye forming a guide, Said seat havingshoulder's at its ends, and a retaining device pivotally movable on the guide, having a cross piece to bridge .the

slot 'an'd 'tting against the. slioulders'when 'i the orosspiece bridges tlleslolt.' 4

13. The combination of a buckle pla-te hav- 'a long and a short loop, a rope fastened l in the short loop and Alooped through the long loop,v a tongue pivoted on the rope adand swinging acrossthe long loop of the 'buckle plaie and through thel loop of the rope, lsaid buckle plate being provided with lvitnesses: A

HAROLD '1 -L Simons., RUSSELL B..G1;IFF1TH.

'jacent to the short loop of the. buckle plae 

